Congress’ budget bill will result in almost 600,000 Pennsylvanians losing health insurance and cost Pennsylvania billions of dollars. The bill will make it harder for Pennsylvanians to get and keep Medicaid and Marketplace coverage. New Medicaid work reporting and renewal requirements for 750,000 Pennsylvanians could cause over 300,000 people to lose Medicaid. More than 95%…
The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to vote on a bill that make the largest cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its history. These cuts could take away food assistance from more than one million people because the Commonwealth cannot afford to replace federal funding. Almost two million Pennsylvanians rely on…
Medicaid and SNAP strengthen Pennsylvania families. About 40% of all Pennsylvania children rely on Medicaid to access health care, along with Pennsylvanians from every walk of life. Medicaid covers more than 3 million Pennsylvanians, including: 23% of all Pennsylvanians 39% of children 34% of all births 13% of seniors 21% of adults 59% of nursing…
Access to timely medical care and healthy food is a matter of life and death for people with chronic health conditions. Medicaid and SNAP work together to keep Pennsylvania’s older adults and people with disabilities safe in their homes, rather than being institutionalized. However, proposed Medicaid and SNAP cuts would cause people with disabilities and…
The four 2025 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Input Hearings will be held at the following times: Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 1pm. In-person hearing at the Philadelphia Gas Commission, 1515 Arch St, 18th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19102. Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 6pm. Virtual/Telephonic hearing. Information will be posted at https://www.phila.gov/departments/water-sewer-storm-water–rate-board/rate-proceedings/2025-general-proceeding/ Wednesday, April…
Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Law turns five years old on April 1st! As we celebrate this important milestone, CLS is thrilled to see how this law has made a real difference in the lives of Philly’s frontline service, hospitality, and retail workers. As legal aid attorneys who represent low-wage workers, CLS repeatedly heard from clients who…
Currently, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefit system is experiencing long delays in handling appeals from denials of UC benefits. People are waiting for their UC referee hearings and decisions for 2 to 6 months, depending on their location in the state. Most people who must wait that long suffer severe financial hardship. If you…
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity can access nutritious meals through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). But massive SNAP cuts threaten to undermine our most effective and important tool to fight hunger. Children who receive SNAP have better health and…
Medicaid keeps workers healthy and employed. Work requirements make entire families sicker when people lose coverage. Medicaid is an efficient, effective program for keeping 3 million Pennsylvanians healthy. Studies show that Medicaid provides access to comparable care at a significantly lower cost than private health insurance. The PA Department of Human Services found that Medicaid…
Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) are thrilled to welcome three new members to our overlapping Boards of Directors. Diana Cortes, a partner at Morgan Lewis, is a longtime trial lawyer and former Philadelphia city solicitor/general counsel. Diana represents clients in crisis and complex litigation matters, including class actions and large group…
